plaintiff

English

Etymology

From Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French plaintif (“complaining; as a noun, one who complains, a plaintiff”) from the verb plaindre. See plaintive.

Noun

plaintiff (plural plaintiffs)

  1. (law) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers.

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Further reading

  • plaintiff in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • plaintiff in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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